Rain/thunder at water parks

[123SA]

does anything close in the water parks if it rains?

If it thunders do they clear the park or just clear the pools wait it out and re-open?

Thxs

 

[bbjunkie]

It depends on the time of day, the radar/forcast, etc.

They have a standard amount of time and distance things need to be cleared when lightening and thunder are present. If it is 4:00 in the afternoon and lightening strikes, they'll close. If it's 10:15 am, they'll delay, close to new arrivals, and reopen after the appropriate amount of time.

All of this being said, there aren't many "inside" places at the water parks, and you really should t be outside when there is lightening. I suppose that decision is up to you. Of course, if you rode a Disney bus to get there, you may be outside for a while anyway waiting for the park to clear. In my experience, it's the least efficient bus loop in the World.

 

[Klayfish]

Like bbjunkie said, it will depend on time of day. They will not close anything if it's just raining, without lightning (typically it's the sound of thunder because lightning isn't as visible during broad daylight). If there is lightning/thunder, they will close all attractions. If it's near normal closing time, they will close the park and ask people to start leaving. If it's not, they don't ask people to leave, and they'll still allow new guests to come in. You just have to wait until the storm passes. Swimming and riding the slides during rain is a blast. We did it back in June. It was POURING, and it was a ton of fun to get on the slides. Just make sure you have somewhere dry to put your towels...